Heavy rains bring Mumbai to its knees yet again
Although the rain intensity in Mumbai reduced on Thursday morning, some areas in the southern part of the metropolis, which witnessed a record downpour on Wednesday, were still water-logged.
Scenes of vehicles destroyed by fallen trees were reported from across the city on Wednesday and Thursday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs and intense showers in some parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in next 24 hours.
While some areas of south Mumbai were still inundated, water receded in most other parts of the city and suburbs, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
A portion of Pedder Road caved in on Wednesday under the heavy downpour.
But water receded in some flooded areas, leading to gradual resumption of rain and road transport services, officials said.
Got this video from a cousin in Mumbai. #Mumbaikars be safe and careful. 🙏🙏 #mumbaifloods #mumbairain pic.twitter.com/SSwleyqgW6
— Meenakshi K Raina (@MinakshiKandwal) August 5, 2020
The Colaba observatory in south Mumbai recorded 330 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 5.30 am on Thursday while the Santacruz weather station in western suburbs recorded 146 mm during the period, IMD Mumbai centre's deputy director general K S Hosalikar said.
According to BMC's update till 8 am, areas like BPT Colony at Wadala, Nair Hospital in central Mumbai, Maharshi Karve Road and Sakkar Panchayat area in south Mumbai were still water-logged.
A Central Railway Spokesperson said local train services resumed around 7.45 am between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Thane on the main line and between CMST and Vashi on the harbour line after inspection of tracks, signals and overhead systems.
Except for the Dahisar subway, no other subway was inundated and there was also no water-logging in Hindmata, Parel TT and Mumbai Central areas.
यात्रीगण कृपया ध्यान दें, बोट प्लेटफॉर्म नंबर 4 पर अपने निर्धारित समय अनुसार आ चुकी है🙄#mumbaifloods #mumbairain #mumbai pic.twitter.com/uN5S30LrpA
— Yogesh Kumar (@Ygskumar) August 6, 2020
On Wednesday, due to heavy water-logging on tracks between CSMT and Kurla, the suburban services on CSTM-Thane main line and CSMT-Vashi harbour line were suspended from 4 pm.
Well where has the rail line disappeared 🤔, #MumbaiRains have turned the station in to a pool..Ready for a swim...😂 Pools are closed still after unlock so #mumbairain #mumbaifloods #MumbaiRainsLive giving the feel ....swoosh pic.twitter.com/fFtR6IprVV
— The Voice Of Citizens (@tVoiceOfCitizen) August 5, 2020
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and railway authorities on Wednesday rescued 290 passengers from two local trains stranded on flooded tracks between CSMT and Sandhurst Road stations.
Mumbai rains flood street. incessant rains cause streets of Mumbai to flood #mumbaifloods #2020worstyear #flood pic.twitter.com/5cRaO1H8UP
— Saidalavi (@saidalaviyt) August 6, 2020
The Western Railway local train services, which were also suspended on Wednesday due to water-logging on tracks between Churchgate and Mumbai Central stations, resumed early Thursday morning, an official said.
#MumbaiRains #Mumbaikars #MumbaiMonsoon #mumbaifloods #MumbaiRainsLive #mumbaimonsoon #BeSafe #IMD #monsoon #PrayForMumbai @OfficeofUT @AUThackeray @CMOMaharashtra Pls help 🙏🏻🙏🏻😔😔 pic.twitter.com/omVT2jmgqj
— Sid 😎✌🏼 (@iamsiddheshh) August 6, 2020
Bus services of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), the city civic body's transport wing, also resumed, the BMC said, adding that services were diverted to alternate routes in a couple of locations.
#MumbaiFloods Thankyou @AUThackeray @mybmc . This is the condition of our financial city. This is not one of such situation, the calendar year changes, the situation remain same. pic.twitter.com/B5YRtvJ9yg
— Sumesh Pillai સુમેશ પિલ્લઇ (@AyanPillai) August 6, 2020
South Mumbai was the worst affected due to heavy rain on Wednesday and several streets at the Marine Drive, Mantralaya and Kalbadevi witnessed heavy water-logging for the first time in recent years.
बारिश के सैलाब में बहती मुंबई@NDRFHQ @mybmc#mumbaifloods #MumbaiRains #MumbaiRainsLive #MumbaiMonsoon #NDRF #bmc pic.twitter.com/KUoisUXd7e
— NavaBharat (@enavabharat) August 6, 2020
Netizens did not miss a beat to slam the infrastructure in India’s financial capital’s with many saying that the situation simply repeats itself, monsoon after monsoon.
Thank you @ShivSena for rulling @mybmc for apprx 3 decades and gifting us this. @ShivsenaComms@pratimamishra04 @Kumkum26@vikasbha#MumbaiRains #mumbaifloods #waterlogging #flood#savemumbai #BMCfailed #ShivSena pic.twitter.com/AdSvg5RaUX
— Mrityunjay Singh मृत्युंजय सिंह 🇮🇳 (@MrityunjayNews) August 6, 2020
(With inputs from PTI)
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